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What is the FireKeepers Local Revenue Sharing Board?
Made up of representatives from local governments, this Board approves the distribution of funds received from FireKeepers Casino and Hotel's annual net winnings each year.
The FireKeepers Local Revenue Sharing Board (FLRSB) exists to comply with terms of a Compact between the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Indians and the State of Michigan providing for Tribal Class III gaming by the Tribe in Calhoun County. In addition to distributing money to local government units, the Board occasionally offers discretionary grants when the board agrees money is available to do so. Scroll down for a list of the previous year's awardees.
*Information about the 2023 Board
*Background about the FLRSB
*Discretionary grant awardees from 2019, 2016, 2014, 2013
2023 Board Members
Chairperson, Jamie Stuck, NHBP Tribal Chairperson
Vice Chair, Greg Moore, Consumers Energy
Treasurer, Derek King, Calhoun County Commissioner
Secretary, Rebecca Fleury, Battle Creek City Manager
Deb Belles, Emmett Township Supervisor
Jim Schwartz, Marshall City Mayor
2023 Documents:
Information about the 2023 Board
Timeline for 2023 Distribution of Tribal Payment
2023 Application for Specific Actual Increased Costs Incurred (PDF)
2023 Application for Specific Actual Increased Costs Incurred (Word Doc)
Newspaper notice for Applications
2023 Meeting Schedule
Meeting: Friday, March 10: Agenda | Minutes
Meeting: Friday, April 28: Agenda | Minutes (draft)
2022 Documents:
Information about the 2022 Board
Timeline for 2022 Distribution of Tribal Payment
2021 Financial Audit by Gabridge and Company
Meeting: Friday, April 29: Agenda and Minutes
Meeting: Thursday, June 2: Agenda and Minutes
Meeting: Wednesday, June 15: Agenda
2021 Documents:
2020 Financial Audit by Gabridge and Company
Letter to FLRSB from Willard Library, June 25, 2021
2021 Meeting agendas and minutes:
March 5, 2021: Agenda and minutes
April 30, 2021: Agenda and minutes
May 14, 2021: Agenda and minutes
June 4, 2021: Agenda and minutes
July 19, 2021: Agenda and minutes
The FireKeepers Local Revenue Sharing Board (FLRSB) exists to comply with terms of a Compact between the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Indians (the Tribe) and the State of Michigan providing for Tribal Class III gaming by the Tribe in Calhoun County. The Compact was entered into on December 3, 1998, and amended on July 23, 2009, and defines how tribal payments are made to local governments. Per the Compact, the Tribe makes payments equal to 2% of the annual net winnings from electronic games of chance in order to provide resources to units of government that are located in the immediate vicinity of the tribal casino or those otherwise directly impacted by the operation of the casino. The FireKeepers Casino commenced casino gaming operations on August 1, 2009 and is located in Emmett Township, Calhoun County, MI, on land held in trust for the Nottawaseppi Huron Band by the United States. The FLRSB distributed nearly $1.9 million to local governments in 2010 from the first annual "Net Win" payment from the casino's operations!
Albion Township - Fire, $15,000
Battle Creek Promise Zone Authority, $25,000
Calhoun County - Circuit Court Clerk, $24,960
Calhoun County - Juvenile Home, $17.581.28
Calhoun County - Parks, $20,000
Calhoun County - Sheriff, $16,850
Calhoun County - Solid Waste, $5,515.88
Calhoun County 10th District Court, $24,500
Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch Authority, $1,800
City of Albion, $25,000
City of Battle Creek - Fire, $10,500
City of Battle Creek - Recreation, $12,500
City of Marshall, $25,000
City of Springfield, $12,500
Homer Area Fire Authority, $9,675
Kellogg Community College, $15,000
Pennfield Township, $12,500 and $21,200 (two projects)
Village of Athens, $1,120; $4,000; $3,000 (three projects)
Village of Homer, $25,000
Village of Tekonsha, $1,000
2013 Grant Awardees (See the full list of projects)
